MUMBAI: On Easter Sunday, 16 April, US broadcaster GSN, which deals with games will air the special Anything To Win: Soap Operas Wars.
The channel notes that soap operas are legendary for going to extremes and creating the most outlandish storylines with their characters, doing anything from afflicting them with amnesia to bringing them back from the dead. This is never more evident than during “Sweeps” when, in an effort to boost ratings, soap producers pull out all the stops.
GSN’s special gives viewers a glimpse into this competitive world, focussing specifically on a ground breaking stunt orchestrated by the producers and writers of Days of Our Lives where they unleashed a serial killer on to the town of Salem and, when it was all over, half of the beloved cast was dead.
Soap Opera Digest editor Stephanie Sloane said, “Soap operas are misunderstood and underappreciated. As any actor who has joined a soap after doing prime time or films will tell you, there isn’t a more demanding job in the business. Daytime is filled with talented performers whose fans are fiercely loyal, and storylines that are complicated and compelling. It’s no wonder so many prime time shows draw talent and plots from the genre”.
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